Build Thread Starting to wonder, if they can't build it to keep the cabin dry what else is f'd up?

[Rupert]

Last night we had some pretty decent raiin, not a deluge but enough to make the car lease. The back door is leaking at the gasket above the rear windshield wiper and the front windshield is leaking either at the windshield gasket or at the roof top GPS antenna between the skylights. I have no standing water around the gaskets of the skylights. Further, when the HVAC runs for a while I have water (condensation) that drips from the heater vents at my feet.

These sissues may seem trivial but they are a pain in the A _ _. and the fact that the water from the front is dripping directly onto the electrics and screen below drives me up the wall. Any one else experiencing these same leaks?

 

[landmannnn]

Statistically leaks are the most common warranty issues across all cars, so not a major concern. Mine has water in the footwell too!

 

[Rupert]

I am not certain of the statistics, but I am 60 and have owned the following, many of which were purchased new. See list below, but none of them had any issues with glass leaking or A/C condensation. I guess I should consider myself lucky.

1980 Camaro Berlinetta
1983 Mercedes 190 D
1983 Oldsmobile Toronado (wrecked)
1984 OLdsmobile Toronado
1984 Camaro Z28
1984 Jeep CJ
1982 Ford F250
1985 Chevy Z71 P/U
1985 BMW 528 TD
1987 Ford F250
1989 Ford F250
1989 Lexus LS 400
1992 Chevy Suburban
1994 Ford F250
1998 Ford Taurus Wagon
2010 Land Rover Discovery
2014 Toyota Forerunner
2018 Toyota Tundra P/U
2020 Land Cruiser Heritage Edition
2022 Porsche 911 Cabriolet
2024 Porsche 911 Cabriolet
1965 Pontiac GTO Convertible
1957 Ford Thunderbird
1959 Cadillac 6 Window Sedan
1959 Cadillac Convertible
1941 Chevy Pickup
1966 Chevy Stepside Pickup
1997 Land Rover Defender
2024 Porsche Cayenne
2024 Porsche Cayenne
2024 Ineos Grenadier (the only one that has leaked in the stables manufactured after 1980)

I am sure there are others that I cannot recall. Not being a dick, just explaining my statistics.

 

[nuclearmonkey]

Not a chance the defender is dry!

In all seriousness though… my wife’s discovery 5 completely shut down on the road because the front windshield had a leak nobody could see, but made its way to the passenger floorwell - where it caused a module to fail. Car was completely bricked until the module was replaced. This is what scares me about water and modern vehicles.

 

[Rupert]

You are SOOOO correct, I should have added a footnote to that one, but I expected that to be an unstated exception! Great fun though. I love it but need to make room for other toys....so, if anyone is interested in a 1997 Land Rover 110 with the bigger diesel, give me a shout. Left hand drive lived in Spain.